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Amanda Meyers’ Presentation on:

Amanda Meyers’ Presentation on:. Ludwig van Beethoven. Biography of : Ludwig van Beethoven. Birth date . December 16, 1770.

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  1. Amanda Meyers’Presentation on: Ludwig van Beethoven

  2. Biography of :Ludwig van Beethoven

  3. Birth date December 16, 1770 Beethoven was baptized December 17, 1770; in Bonn, Germany. This is the only record that traces him to his true birth date. It was common law and customs that a baby be baptized within 24 hours of being born, so his assumed birth date is December 16, 1770.

  4. The Three Compositional Periods of Beethoven’s Life

  5. First Period 1794-1802 • Piano Works • Chamber Works • Orchestral Works • Transitional Works

  6. Second Period • 1803-1815 • Most Popular works came from this period. • Piano Sonatas • Songs • 1 Opera • Chamber works • Orchestral works • Transitional works

  7. Third Period • 1815 • Deafness became more serious • Piano works • Choral works • Chamber works • Orchestral works

  8. Death date March 26, 1827 Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria; after catching a cold; It complicated other health issues that he suffered from all of his life. The autopsy reports that the major cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver and other signs of typhus showed how he became deaf.

  9. Best known as:

  10. Composition History

  11. “Moonlight Sonata” • Composed in summer of 1801 • Published in 1802 • A “Sonata” is a solo piece for example, for piano. With 3 movements: • Adagio Sostenuto (slow and sustained) • Allegretto (a little quick) • Presto Agitato (very fast and agitated) • Dedicated to Countess GiulitteaGucciardi, at age 17. She was one of his pupils, he felt passionately for. • The atmosphere of this song was attributed to the way that the composer felt as he sat by the side of a dying friend, that left the world of the living too soon.

  12. “Fur Elise” • German for, For Elise. Much speculation as to who this Elise was and the significance to Beethoven. • Composed in 1810 • Published in 1865, well after Beethoven’s death in 1827.

  13. Symphony No.5 • Composed in 1804-1808 • Little is known about this composition, however, Beethoven revised and rewrote this symphony for years. • Beethoven first premiered the symphony in 1808 at the Vienna theater.

  14. Listening Guide

  15. Classical Era

  16. “Moonlight Sonata” • Texture: Counterpoint • Rhythm: Adagio-Triple meter and Duple meter throughout • Melody: Mainly arch contour • Harmony: Minor and major • Dynamics: Bounce from soft to loud throughout • Timbre: Pitch is A to B throughout and volume is piano to mezzo-piano

  17. “Fur Elise” • Texture: Imitation • Rhythm: Mainly triple meter • Melody: Mainly arch counter and conjunct • Harmony: Major/Minor Consonance/ dissonance • Dynamics: Soft and loud • Timbre: Pitches: A,B,A,C,A-Volume: Soft and loud combinations

  18. “Symphony No. 5” • Form: Sonata Allegro • Texture: Counterpoint • Rhythm: Triple meter- Duple meter • Melody: Mainly arch counter • Harmony: Minor/Major • Dynamics: Starts out loud then soft and ends loud • Timbre:

  19. Citation References

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